Richardton climate

Richardton Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Richardton Abbey, 0.6 km from Richardton

Average highs run from 32°F on March 1 to 48°F on March 31, and lows from 14°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.67 in over about 5 wet days.

March day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Richardton, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
40°F
Average low
20°F
Precipitation
0.67 in
Snowfall
7.3 in
Record high
81°FMar 19, 2012
Record low
-29°FMar 11, 1998
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 06 min to 12 h 47 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
21°F
Wind
12.8 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Mar 132°F14°F67°F 1992-19°F 199514%12%
Mar 233°F15°F69°F 1992-21°F 197214%12%
Mar 333°F15°F57°F 2021-18°F 201914%12%
Mar 434°F16°F61°F 2021-24°F 197214%12%
Mar 534°F16°F67°F 2000-20°F 198914%12%
Mar 635°F16°F69°F 2000-23°F 199614%12%
Mar 735°F17°F71°F 2016-21°F 199614%12%
Mar 836°F17°F65°F 2020-21°F 199514%12%
Mar 936°F18°F62°F 1977-20°F 200314%12%
Mar 1037°F18°F66°F 2012-23°F 200214%12%
Mar 1137°F18°F71°F 2012-29°F 199814%12%
Mar 1238°F19°F70°F 1990-19°F 200914%11%
Mar 1339°F19°F71°F 2007-16°F 201714%11%
Mar 1439°F20°F74°F 2012-14°F 198814%11%
Mar 1540°F20°F69°F 2016-17°F 199714%11%
Mar 1640°F20°F69°F 2015-10°F 199714%11%
Mar 1741°F21°F77°F 2012-11°F 196515%11%
Mar 1841°F21°F71°F 2012-16°F 196515%11%
Mar 1942°F22°F81°F 2012-15°F 196515%11%
Mar 2042°F22°F70°F 1999-21°F 196515%11%
Mar 2143°F22°F74°F 2007-14°F 196515%11%
Mar 2243°F23°F70°F 2012-12°F 196515%11%
Mar 2344°F23°F70°F 2012-22°F 196515%11%
Mar 2444°F24°F70°F 2012-19°F 196515%11%
Mar 2545°F24°F79°F 1993-21°F 196515%10%
Mar 2645°F24°F78°F 2007-18°F 196415%10%
Mar 2746°F25°F72°F 1993-9°F 202415%10%
Mar 2846°F25°F65°F 1967-11°F 196416%10%
Mar 2947°F25°F77°F 1967-14°F 196416%10%
Mar 3047°F26°F76°F 1966-8°F 202316%10%
Mar 3148°F26°F74°F 2012-1°F 197516%10%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Richardton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:29 AM, sunset 5:35 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:30 AM, sunset 7:17 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00327530 (Richardton Abbey), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00324102, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.